The Blot
Sophisticated story-telling full of digressions, sharply-observed detail and a great deal of wit as well as a campaigning spirit, are all to be found in ‘The Blot.’
The central narrative is built around the impoverished Griggs family, but Lois Weber's film goes beyond this family and its powerful mother/daughter relationship, introducing themes about class, wealth and social behaviour and the conventions which shape women's lives.
I like to direct because I believe that a woman more or less intuitively brings out many of the emotions that are rarely expressed on the screen. I may miss what some of the male directors get, but I will get other effects that they will miss.
– Lois Weber - 1862-1939
Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt